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The Language Archive

Ashland, Oregon at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival The Language Archive by Julia Cho I saw the opening performance of The Language Archive in February and suffered much embarrassment on our drive up to Ashland for our annual Memorial Day visit … Continue reading

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Imaginary Invalid

Ashland, Oregon at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival Imaginary Invalid written by Moliere adapted by Oded Gross and Tracy Young Nothing is more pointless than dragging a 450-year-old social satire on to the stage with the original words, digs, and references … Continue reading

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Julius Caesar

Ashland, Oregon at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare All the best moments of this production of Julius Caesar come before Shakespeare’s words are heard on stage: The banners in front of the New Theater venue and … Continue reading

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Measure for Measure

Ashland, Oregon at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare Shakespeare never tired having his lead characters dress up in disguises and hinging plot lines on the fallout of mistaken identity or secret observations.  I, on the other hand, … Continue reading

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Clybourne Park

San Francisco, CA at the American Conservatory Theater Clybourne Park by Bruce Norris My take-away from this flawed production of a mediocre play is that the raving 5-star applause at SF Gate reveals that reviewer Robert Hurwitt should get out of … Continue reading

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